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Kihachi Hirakawa photograph collection, 1893-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Hirakawa, Kihachi, b. 1864
- Title
- Kihachi Hirakawa photograph collection
- Dates
- 1893-1982 (inclusive)18931940
- Quantity
- 5 photographic prints, 1 document (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- PH0207
- Summary
- Photographs of friends and family of Kihachi Hirakawa, 1893-1930s
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English , Japanese
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Kihachi Hirakawa was born in 1864 near Tokyo, Japan. In July 1890, he immigrated to Seattle and in December of the same year began work as a day laborer at Port Blakely Mill Company in Kitsap County. In 1905 he moved to Seattle, working in a secretarial position at the Japanese Baptist Church from 1905 to 1908, and then as delivery man, from 1908 to 1914. After the death of his wife in 1914, he attended William Jewell College, a Baptist college in Missouri from 1914 to1918. He then attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, from 1919 to 1922. In 1923, Hirakawa returned to Seattle and began work at the Tacoma Baptist Mission. In 1925, he moved back to Bainbridge Island to establish the Winslow Japanese Baptist Church.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of photographs of friends and family of Mr. Hirakawa. One photograph includes a view of the Winslow Japanese Baptist Church, which was subsequently torn down.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| item | ||
| 1 |
Tosaburo
Hiramoto
Holler Studio, San
Francisco, California (photographer)
Translation of Japanese writing on back: "From: Hiramoto,
Tosaburo, 1983."
|
1893 |
| 2 |
Tokuo and Yusuke
Masuda ("Rev. Hirakawa's cousins")
Yegi-Honten Studio, Tokyo,
Japan (photographer)
Translation of Japanese writing on back: "To: Mr. Hirakawa, from:
Masuda, Yusuke, Masuda, Toku."
|
1901 |
| 3 |
Kintaro
Mitsuboshi
(photographer)
Translation of Japanese writing on back: "1912, from:
Kintaro."
|
1912 |
| 4 |
Reverend Kihachi
Hirakawa's birthday at the Winslow Baptist Church
Adults and children gathered outside of Winslow Japanese Baptist
Church in celebration of Reverend Hirakawa's birthday. Reverend Hirakawa is
pictured in the back row, fourth from the right.
|
circa 1937 |
| 5 | Identification and
notes on circa 1937 photograph of Reverend Kihachi Hirakawa's birthday at the
Winslow Baptist Church
Includes identification of several of the people pictured
|
February 4, 1982 |
| 6 | Reverend Kihachi Hirakawa | circa 1950 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Church buildings--Washington (State)--Winslow
- Japanese Americans
Personal Names
- Hirakawa, Kihachi, b. 1864
Corporate Names
- Winslow Japanese Baptist Church (Winslow, Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Bainbridge Island (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
